Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-332) and index

In disgrace with fortune (1924-1942) -- This puppy thing (1943-1946) -- Make them wonder (1947-1950) -- The illusion is complete (1950-1953) -- That streetcar man has a new desire! (1954-1955) -- A mess pretty much (1956-1959) -- Stockholders, man the lifeboats! (1960-1963) -- The snake in Eden (1963-1967) -- Eleven turkeys in a row (1967-1970) -- How did God go about his work? (1971-1972) -- An intense and hopeless despair (1973-1990) -- Messenger of misery (1990-2004) -- The king who would be man

In an insightful portrait of an iconic artist, the author of The Eighth Sin interweaves Marlon Brando's tumultuous personal life with his remarkable acting career as he documents the actor's troubled childhood, stage and film work, self-destructive nature, often contradictory attitude toward his craft, and the tragedies that marked his final years

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